Lt. Col. Alan K. Louie is the Commander, 342nd Recruiting Squadron, San Antonio, Texas. He leads a highly skilled team of 99 recruiters and support personnel tasked with inspiring, engaging and recruiting line officer and health professions officers from a 1.2 million square mile area of responsibility, encompassing 18 Southeastern states and the Caribbean. Lieutenant Colonel Louie is responsible for the annual accession of more than 300 line officers, and 300 doctors, nurses, dentists and allied health officers to meet Air Force and Space Force end strength requirements.
Lieutenant Colonel Louie entered the Air Force in 2003, receiving his commission through Officer Training School. His acquisition, space, test, operations and staff assignments have encompassed explosives development, weapons, aircraft sustainment, nuclear command and control, and space-based sensors. He has served in numerous roles including Chief of the Next-Generation Cruise Missile branch, Program Manager of Space-Based Nuclear Detonation Detection, Operations Officer for the A-10 System Program Office, and Executive Officer to the AFOTEC commander and two Joint Special Operations Air Component-Central Group Commanders supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. He is a graduate of the School of Advanced Nuclear Deterrence Studies and Air War College.
Prior to his current position, Lieutenant Colonel Louie was Chief, Program Execution Group, Armament Directorate, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. He was responsible for supporting the Program Executive Officer for Weapons in planning and execution of $92 billion in life cycle activities for air-delivered munitions, aerial targets, combat training systems, and threat emitters.
EDUCATION
2002 Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
2004 Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2008 Master of Science, Systems Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2010 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2014 Air Command and Staff College by correspondence
2016 School of Advanced Nuclear Deterrence Studies, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
2020 Air War College by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. Oct. 2004 – July 2006, Quality Assurance Process Officer, Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate, Eglin AFB, Fla.
2. July 2006 – March 2008, Systems Engineering Graduate Student, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
3. March 2008 – March 2011, Test Engineer, Aircraft and Armaments, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
4. March 2011 – March 2012, Executive Officer, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
5. March 2012 – March 2014, Operations Officer, A-10 System Program Office, Hill AFB, Utah
6. April 2014 – Oct. 2014, Executive Officer, Joint Special Operations Air Component – Central, Al-Udeid Air Base, Qatar
7. Oct. 2014 – May 2016, Deputy Branch Chief, Airborne Launch Control Systems, ICBM System Directorate, Hill AFB, Utah
8. June 2016 – June 2017, Student, School of Advanced Nuclear Deterrence Studies, Kirtland AFB, N.M.
9. June 2017 – Aug. 2020, Program Manager, Space-Based Nuclear Detonation Detection, Washington D.C.
10. Aug. 2020 – Oct. 2020, Program Manager, Golden Horde, Armament Directorate, Eglin AFB, Fla.
11. Nov. 2020 – May 2021, Chief, Next Generation Cruise Missile, Armament Directorate, Eglin AFB, Fla.
12. May 2021 – June 2022, Chief, Program Execution Group, Armament Directorate, Eglin AFB, Fla.
13. June 2022 – Present, Commander, 342 Recruiting Squadron, San Antonio, Texas
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with 2 oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Outstanding Acquisitions Manager, ICBM Systems Directorate
Lance P. Sijan nominee, Air Force Materiel Command
Commander’s Award, School of Advanced Nuclear Deterrence Studies
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant October 31, 2003
First Lieutenant October 31, 2005
Captain October 31, 2007
Major December 1, 2013
Lieutenant Colonel August 1, 2018
(Current as of July 2022)